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Basel, Universitätsbibliothek, F.V.22

Date:

s. XV² (c. 1460-1470).

Or.:

Italy.

Prov.:

Henricus Petri, 1508-1579 (f. 4r: ‘Sum Henrici Petri’); Remigius Faesch, 1595-1667 (f. 4r).

Paper, 355 f., a single neat hand (except for f. 353r-353v).

Ptolemaica (single text), except for additions by two 16^th-c. hands: ‘Tabula apparitionum et occultationum trium superiorum secundum translationem Trapezuntii’ (353r) and table of contents up to f. 29 (353v). Blank: 1, 3 (f. 2 is missing), 354-355.

Bibl. J. Monfasani, Collectanea Trapezuntiana: Texts, Documents, and Bibliographies of George of Trebizond, Binghamton (NY), 1984, 4; P. O. Kristeller, Iter Italicum, V, London-Leiden, 1990, 69.

4r–⁠352v Images	‘Georgii Trapezuntii ad libros Magne Ptolomei compositionis introductio. Capitulum primum de divisione omnis circuli et precipue zodiaci. Quoniam libros Ptolomei de motibus celestium, quibus nescio an quicquam altius ac rationis et scientie via certius inveniri aut fingi possit ex Greca lingua in Latinam vertimus… (21r) Expositio Magne compositionis Ptolomei a Georgio Trapezunda facta incipit. Codicis huius quem exposituri gratia salvatoris sumus volumina librique XIII sunt, in quibus Ptolomeus intendit erraticarum stellarum et fixarum motus invenire — (351r) maius inter observationes temporis spatium exigit quam vita hominis sit. Laudetur nomen tuum, qui me hoc opus in die felici salutis nostre absolvere voluisti, Christe benedicte, quod in die quam foelici tue incarnationis incoepi absolvique novem id mensibus, traductionum vero textus mensibus novem diebus 22, cuius rei testis gravissimus est, tempore pontifex summus Nicolaus V, qui volumen traducendum mense Marcii tradidit et mense Decembris anni eiusdem et librum traductum et commentarios vidit absolutos propter quos postea me destruxit, ut cedule ostendunt, per ignorantissimum Iacobum Cremonensem apposite. Deo gratias’ (followed by diagrams and notes). = George of Trebizond, Expositio Magne compositionis Ptolomei (C.1.19) . Introduction, 4r-21r; Book I, 21r-53v; II, 53v-90v; III, 90v-110v; IV, 110v-127v; V, 127v-167r; VI, 167r-204v; VII, 204v-207v; VIII, 207v-215r; IX, 215r-243v; X, 243v-263r; XI, 263r-281r; XII, 281r-308v; XIII, 308v-351r; colophon, 351r; diagrams and notes, 351v-352v. No glosses. Marginal corrections by several 16^th-c. hands.

4r–⁠352v

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‘Georgii Trapezuntii ad libros Magne Ptolomei compositionis introductio. Capitulum primum de divisione omnis circuli et precipue zodiaci. Quoniam libros Ptolomei de motibus celestium, quibus nescio an quicquam altius ac rationis et scientie via certius inveniri aut fingi possit ex Greca lingua in Latinam vertimus… (21r) Expositio Magne compositionis Ptolomei a Georgio Trapezunda facta incipit. Codicis huius quem exposituri gratia salvatoris sumus volumina librique XIII sunt, in quibus Ptolomeus intendit erraticarum stellarum et fixarum motus invenire — (351r) maius inter observationes temporis spatium exigit quam vita hominis sit. Laudetur nomen tuum, qui me hoc opus in die felici salutis nostre absolvere voluisti, Christe benedicte, quod in die quam foelici tue incarnationis incoepi absolvique novem id mensibus, traductionum vero textus mensibus novem diebus 22, cuius rei testis gravissimus est, tempore pontifex summus Nicolaus V, qui volumen traducendum mense Marcii tradidit et mense Decembris anni eiusdem et librum traductum et commentarios vidit absolutos propter quos postea me destruxit, ut cedule ostendunt, per ignorantissimum Iacobum Cremonensem apposite. Deo gratias’ (followed by diagrams and notes).

= George of Trebizond, Expositio Magne compositionis Ptolomei (C.1.19)

. Introduction, 4r-21r; Book I, 21r-53v; II, 53v-90v; III, 90v-110v; IV, 110v-127v; V, 127v-167r; VI, 167r-204v; VII, 204v-207v; VIII, 207v-215r; IX, 215r-243v; X, 243v-263r; XI, 263r-281r; XII, 281r-308v; XIII, 308v-351r; colophon, 351r; diagrams and notes, 351v-352v. No glosses. Marginal corrections by several 16^th-c. hands.